With a budget of about 500,000, how to choose the Mercedes-Benz E300L and Audi A6L 55TFSI?

Under the same budget of 500,000 yuan, how should the Mercedes-Benz E300 L and Audi A6L 55TFSI be chosen? Such a problem will indeed cause consumers a headache, especially in the case of the Chinese market's ten-minute love for Audi, this problem is becoming more and more difficult to solve.

From the price level to compare, it seems that in the current lineup of Mercedes-Benz E-class and Audi A6L, the budget of 500,000 yuan cannot actually reach the minimum threshold of 300L nameplate and 55TFSI nameplate, but after comprehensive discounts, in the case of not looking at preferential areas, the price of these two specific models in China can be maintained at around 500-510,000 yuan.

But at a similar price, the Audi A6L is the most entry-level configuration for the 55TFSI model, while the Mercedes-Benz E300 L will be a top-of-the-line configuration. Still, the Audi A6L 55TFSI isn't going to lag behind the Mercedes-Benz E300 L in infotainment, and it's even going to be the one that performs better.

Both models will provide a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster behind the steering wheel, but the Audi A6L is better than the Mercedes-Benz E-Class in terms of display clarity, information readability, and even real-time road navigation display; at the same time, on the center console with a more serious center of gravity deflection, the Audi A6L also provides two touch screens, and the 10.1-inch + 8.6-inch LCD touch combination clearly distinguishes multimedia entertainment, driver assistance and HVAC control. The lower inclined low position layout will be more suitable for blind operation, and the rear passengers will also have independent multimedia and air conditioning controls. Of course, MMI is almost the same as Mercedes-Benz MBUX in terms of feature richness, but it will be a pity that it cannot be upgraded online through OTA.

At the same time, the entry-level model of the Audi A6L 55TFSI does not include a B&O brand sound, and the sound effect will be somewhat different from the Berlin Sound on the top of the Mercedes-Benz E300 L. But then again, in terms of improving ride comfort, the Audi A6L 55TFSI is equipped with a multi-layer soundproof glass and rear privacy glass for the whole car, and the optional rear sunshade, while the Mercedes-Benz is just an electric adjustment with more shade accessories.

In terms of rides, the similarly priced Audi A6L 55TFSI and Mercedes-Benz E300 L that we mentioned both offer full leather-covered seats, with electric front and rear adjustments and front heating. But on the one hand, the heating/ventilation of the rear of the Mercedes-Benz E300 L has to be optional, but the front row has leg rests, and the position memory will also cover the whole car. In other words, from the perspective of static riding, the Audi A6L 55TFSI is slightly inferior in terms of the comfort of the seat itself, space and posture, but on the city road, this level of BBA can ensure high-level comfort.

From the power level to compare, the showdown between the Mercedes-Benz E300 L and the Audi A6L can be said to be completely backward, after all, the Mercedes-Benz E300 L only provides the power option of the highest 2.0T L4 in China, and the power parameters of 190kW/370N·m can only make the vehicle's 0-100km/h acceleration run into 6.9 seconds with the support of the 9G-Tronic automatic transmission. The Audi A6L will receive a 3.0T V6 engine through the 55TFSI nameplate, supplemented by a 48V light hybrid system, with the blessing of the 7-speed S-tronic dual-clutch transmission and the quattro four-wheel drive system, giving it the ability to complete the 0-100km/h acceleration challenge in 5.6 seconds.

Perhaps in terms of stability, Audi's dual clutch is still not stronger than Daimler's longitudinal 9G-Tronc, but in the case of liquid cooling to improve the durability of the clutch, the dual clutch is naturally more smooth shifting, with the auxiliary intervention of the motor driving the starting link, the Audi A6L 55TFSI can lead the Mercedes-Benz E300 L without 4MATIC options from the start.

Compared with the chassis suspension, the Audi A6L 55TFSI's front and rear multi-link uses a more stable five-link structure and takes into account the stable control ability in potholed and undulating road environments, while the Mercedes-Benz E300 L's multi-link is relatively traditional, and the tuning is more focused on comfort, which allows it to take into account the comfort requirements of long-distance trips outside the city.

Write at the end

In fact, from the three major parts of the vehicle can be seen, Audi A6L 55TFSI will appear more interesting than mercedes-Benz E300 L in the dynamic, and Mercedes-Benz continues to adhere to the main luxury comfort on this C-class flagship, although in the auxiliary driving function, the Audi A6L 55TFSI equipped with V6 is not as good as the Mercedes-Benz E300 L in the budget setting of 500,000, but the excellent core hardware advantages will make us feel the strength of luxury car manufacturers more clearly. Or maybe that would be an important reason for us to recommend the Audi A6L on the same budget,